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Re: Cosmic Writer
Crusader, taking a purely commercial perspective for a moment, those things do matter to acquisitions editors.
Crusader, taking a purely commercial perspective for a moment, those things do matter to acquisitions editors.
. . . I don't see how "well, it keeps me interested" is going to be good enough, unless you're one of those established writers who could write crap and people would still buy their books...
Acquisition editors care about it all, and not just "does the story have enough suspense." Grammar, style, mechanics, dialog, etc. etc. etc. are all important to the editors. That's why I don't see how "well, it keeps me interested" is going to be good enough, unless you're one of those established writers who could write crap and people would still buy their books...
If stilted dialogue, confusing narratives, cliches, verb tense changes, poor character development, etc. don't matter much, may I ask, what matters to you?
Why bother being a writer if we find those things "don't matter"?
1) how to create suspense or interest
2) how to effectively create a page-turner
3) what makes a character come to life?
If stilted dialog, confusing narratives, cliches, verb tense changes, poor character development, etc. don't matter much, may I ask, what matters to you?
How old was it? During the early decades after SF got rolling, the storytelling standards were low.